I stopped at the garden this morning and took a whole bunch of great garden photos… then realized I had no memory card in the camera. So last year’s photos of the same subject matter will have to suffice.
The daffodils looked just like this:
The peas looked just like this:
And the beets look just like this:
The [...]
Archive for the ‘Spring Gardening’ Category
Peas are up, cold weather on the way
Posted in Oregon Weather, Peas, Spring Gardening, tagged Peas, Photos, Spring on March 7, 2010 | 3 Comments »
First Spring Planting
Posted in Garden Pests, Spring Gardening, tagged Dogs, Peas, Planting Tips, Spring on February 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I know it’s a bit early, but I just had to do it. It was a beautiful sunny day, the forecast is for a continued mild winter/early spring, and I have gro-therm film covers, so I started a few things.
The dogs went with me to the garden. Maisy was so happy to be back roaming [...]
Springing into action once again
Posted in Planting Tips, Spring Gardening, tagged Crop Rotation, Planting Tips, Spring on February 8, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The sun came out!
The seeds are here!
I could be planting peas, but where? And which kind? And with what companion plants?
I have spent the past month mulling over crop rotation plans for the garden. It turns out my abhorrence of “change” in any form applies to where my crops grow. I just can’t picture the [...]
Corn, lettuce and beans planted today
Posted in Corn, Spring Gardening, tagged Companion Planting, Corn, What's Planted on May 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’re having a beautiful weekend here in Columbia City! Even the tomato plants that were unhappy earlier in the week are doing well.
Our lettuce crop is huge right now. Next year I will space out the plantings better. I planted more continuity butterhead lettuce today and another patch of oak leaf.
I also planted corn today. [...]
Great Greens and a Garden Update
Posted in Building A Garden, Gratuitous Garden Photos, Pumpkins, Spring Gardening, tagged Construction, lettuce, Raised Beds, salad vegetables, Spring on May 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The spring greens are going great guns! In the past two days we have shared greens with eight people and there are still plenty left to go around. The basket above was just a portion of what I brought home this evening. I also harvested some swiss chard and pac choi to liven up a [...]
Garden Blooms
Posted in Gratuitous Garden Photos, Spring Gardening, tagged Iris, Peas, Photos, Spring, Tomatoes on May 7, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My friend Sheila visited the garden tonight to gather some spring greens. It is so nice to have a garden full of fresh greens to share! In addition to the six or seven harvests that Rick and I have brought home, Marian, Jim and Diana have all taken some, and I have plenty left to [...]
